Research Article
Modeling the Effects of Helminth Infection on the Transmission Dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis under Optimal Control Strategies
Table 2
Sensitivity indices for the reproduction number of Mtb infection
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| Parameter | Description | Sensitivity indices |
| | Transmission rate for Mtb | +1.0000 | | Progression to active TB | +0.9935 | | Rate of vaccination | -0.5385 | | Vaccine wane rate | +0.5385 | | Natural birth rate | -0.9942 | | Mtb disease-induced death rate | -0.9691 | | Natural recovery rate for Mtb-infected individuals | -0.0303 |
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